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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I agree with Brandy. In first
grade, when the student starts to work on spelling words, I have the student
work on writing the spelling words in un contracted Braille. We work on
contractions in reading. If the student has been introduced to a contraction in
their reading program, then I introduce the contracted word in spelling, along
with their un contracted spelling word. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org [mailto:pibe-division-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Brandy W<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 18, 2010 7:13 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Professionals in Blindness Education Division List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This
depends on who you talk to, but as a very bad speller and one who strugled with
reading as a kid it allows the kid to learn all the spelling rules before the
contractions are introduced. I honestly think the best way is to teach both
together making the child write spelling words in grade 1, and learning to read
both at different times. Others will disagree, but this is what I've seen work
the best. Bran</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Brandy Wojcik<br>
Discovery Toys Educational Leader<br>
<a href="http://www.playtoachieve.com">www.playtoachieve.com</a><br>
(512) 231-8697 <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:brlrdr3@yahoo.com"
title="brlrdr3@yahoo.com">lana</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org" title="pibe-division@nfbnet.org">Professionals
in Blindness Education Division List</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Thursday, February
18, 2010 7:09 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Re: [Pibe-division]
Contracted vs uncontracted<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Why is it
more important to teach uncontracted first then contracted? Just asking
from a transcriber - future TVI point. <br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC"'>Lana<img
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style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Tim Shaw <<a
href="mailto:timandvickie@hotmail.com">timandvickie@hotmail.com</a>><br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:pibe-division@nfbnet.org">pibe-division@nfbnet.org</a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wed, February 17, 2010 11:26:54 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted<br>
</span><br>
I think uncontracted first is definetly a standard<br>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>From: mwillows@sbcglobal.net<br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:07:30 -0800<br>
Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] Contracted vs uncontracted<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I
teach uncontracted until they can spell. Or have phonics or sound-symbol
down. About third grade.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Jackie Anderson <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>To:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
pibe-division@nfbnet.org <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Wednesday, February
17, 2010 7:25 PM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> [Pibe-division]
Contracted vs uncontracted<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I just wanted to see how many
people teach uncontracted exclusively before teaching contracted? Just
curious.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Courier;color:#0000BF'>Jackie
Anderson</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Courier;color:#C00000'>A
long journey begins with one step</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Courier;color:#C00000'>There
is a literacy crisis in America.</span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Courier;color:#C00000'>Only
10% of children who are blind are </span></i></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><i><span style='font-family:Courier;color:#C00000'>taught
to read Braille. </span></i></strong> <o:p></o:p></p>
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--- On <b>Wed, 2/17/10, pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org <i><pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org></i></b>
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From: pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org
<pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org><br>
Subject: Pibe-division Digest, Vol 21, Issue 7<br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br>
Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 6:00 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:01:46 -0800 (PST)<br>
From: Jackie Anderson <jackieanderson54@yahoo.com><br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br>
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction<br>
Message-ID: <667619.33652.qm@web57302.mail.re1.yahoo.com><br>
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Hello,<br>
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I am a beginning Braille teacher.? I was wondering where can I find
information about time line for braille instruction?? By the end of
kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered?? <br>
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Jackie Anderson<br>
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A long journey begins with one step<br>
There is a literacy crisis in America.<br>
Only 10% of children who are blind are <br>
taught to read Braille.??<br>
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--- On Tue, 2/16/10, pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org
<pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br>
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From: pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org
<pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org><br>
Subject: Pibe-division Digest, Vol 21, Issue 6<br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br>
Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 6:00 PM<br>
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Hi Jackie:<br>
The Department of Education in your state should have a website where you can
find the curriculum and standards frameworks for all grade levels and subject
areas. If you look at the Kindergarten level, you will see what all
Kindergarteners in your state are expected to learn during the school
year. In California, the Braille standards are the same as the state
standards for all students in the public school system. If you can't
find the document for your state, let me know and I can send the California
standards. At least it would be something to guide you.<br>
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Best,<br>
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----- Original Message ----- <br>
From: Jackie Anderson <br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org <br>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 1:01 PM<br>
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Hello,<br>
<br>
I am a beginning Braille teacher. I was
wondering where can I find information about time line for braille
instruction? By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be
expected to have covered? <br>
<br>
Jackie Anderson<br>
<br>
A long journey begins with one step<br>
There is a literacy crisis in America.<br>
Only 10% of children who are blind are <br>
taught to read Braille. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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very <br>
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new
books <br>
are already listed on our website and are
ready to be ordered!<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in
Uncontracted Braille:<br>
Baby's Very First
Touchy-Feely Book<br>
Clifford's Bedtime<br>
Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in
English & Spanish)<br>
Little Quack Loves Colors<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in
Contracted Braille:<br>
First Picture Nursery Rhymes<br>
Mama's Right Here<br>
<br>
New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no
pictures):<br>
Caps for Sale (in
uncontracted braille)<br>
Barack Obama: Out of Many,
One (in contracted braille)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
New Braille Fiction in Contracted
Braille<br>
(no print or pictures):<br>
<br>
<br>
Allie Finkle's Rules for
Girls Book One: Moving Day<br>
American Girls: Happy
Birthday, Molly!<br>
American Girls: Happy
Birthday, Samantha!<br>
American Girls: Julie Tells
Her Story<br>
American Girls: Thanks to
Nicki<br>
Animal Rescue: Charlie the
Home-Alone Kitten<br>
The Blind Outlaw<br>
Boxcar Children #25: The
Amusement Park Mystery<br>
Boxcar Children #37: The
Mystery of the Lost Village<br>
The Breadwinner--An Afghan
Child in a War Torn Land<br>
Charlie Bone and the
Invisible Boy<br>
Dear America: When Will This
Cruel War Be Over?<br>
The Egyptian Box<br>
Goosebumps Horrorland #1:
Revenge of the Living Dummy<br>
Hardy Boys #59: Night of the
Werewolf<br>
Igraine the Brave<br>
The Jungle Book<br>
Junie B. Jones Is a Party
Animal (#10)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Boss
of Lunch (#19)<br>
Junie B., First Grader:
Cheater Pants (#21)<br>
Lady Grace Mysteries:
Conspiracy<br>
Magic Tree House #9:
Dolphins at Daybreak<br>
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon
of the Red Dawn<br>
Nancy Drew and the Clue
Crew: The Zoo Crew<br>
Robinson Crusoe (Junior
Classics edition)<br>
A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>
Three Stories from
Winnie-the-Pooh<br>
Wayside School Is Falling
Down<br>
The Window<br>
<br>
New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille
(no print or pictures):<br>
Where the Sidewalk Ends<br>
<br>
New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted
Braille (no print or pictures):<br>
First Kids: The True Stories
of All the Presidents' Children<br>
Growl! A Book about Bears<br>
<br>
You don't have to wait for your flyer to
arrive. <br>
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right
now on <br>
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online
Catalog<br>
<br>
For a list of the new books with authors
and <br>
prices, see the What's New section.<br>
<br>
To download a textfile version of
Seedlings' <br>
Catalog with the new books added, please
click <br>
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile
Version<br>
<br>
Seedlings' books are always "on
sale": we sell <br>
them for only a fraction of what it costs
to make <br>
them, and our prices have not been raised
in 25 years!<br>
<br>
"The road to knowledge begins with
the turn of the page."<br>
Order some books today!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to <br>
visually-impaired children who live in the
US, <br>
and through this program each child can
receive 2 <br>
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books
from our <br>
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)<br>
<br>
To register, just fill out the form on
page 52 of <br>
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it
out <br>
online right now by clicking here:
Seedlings' Book Angel Program<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch
& GoodShop<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a
501(c)3 <br>
nonprofit organization dedicated to
increasing <br>
the opportunity for literacy by providing <br>
high-quality, low-cost children's
literature in <br>
braille. The services we provide are
completely <br>
dependent upon the generosity of our
supporters.<br>
<br>
You can help in a very simple way:
you can earn <br>
money for Seedlings every time you search
the <br>
internet or shop online! Just go to <br>
www.goodsearch.com and type
"Seedlings" in the <br>
"Who do you GoodSearch for?"
box. Be sure to <br>
bookmark the page and use it for all your
searches and online shopping.<br>
<br>
If you go through GoodSearch to your
favorite <br>
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores
... <br>
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a <br>
percentage of your total will be donated
to <br>
Seedlings by the vendor! It doesn't
cost you <br>
anything extra and the dollars donated to
Seedlings add up quickly!<br>
<br>
As always, we deeply appreciate all of
your help <br>
and support! We couldn't do what we do
without you!<br>
<br>
With gratitute,<br>
Debra J. Bonde, Director<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Quick Links...<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings' Website<br>
Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books
& Gift Items<br>
List of New Books (with authors &
prices)<br>
Special Projects (like our Book
Angel Program)<br>
GoodSearch & GoodShop<br>
To Donate to Seedlings<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Contact Information<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
website: www.seedlings.org<br>
phone: 800-777-8552<br>
fax: 734-427-8552<br>
email: info@seedlings.org<br>
mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924<br>
visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI
48154<br>
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Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:06:25 +0000<br>
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Hi Jackie. I am a braille teacher of 6 years. I teach high school, so I am
forwarding your letter to Mrs. Woodson, who is my braille professor at New
Orleans, La. I don't think much of kindergarten is spent on braille anyway.
You will be given a large braille version, if you do. Mrs. Jeri Woodson will
tell you what you need to know. cindy <br>
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:01:46 -0800<br>
From: jackieanderson54@yahoo.com<br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br>
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Hello,<br>
<br>
I am a beginning Braille teacher. I was wondering where can I find
information about time line for braille instruction? By the end of
kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered? <br>
<br>
Jackie Anderson<br>
<br>
A long journey begins with one step<br>
There is a literacy crisis in America.<br>
Only 10% of children who are blind are <br>
taught to read Braille. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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February 2010<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
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<br>
<br>
<br>
Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
We are very excited to announce that our 2010 <br>
Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very <br>
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books <br>
are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:<br>
Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book<br>
Clifford's Bedtime<br>
Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)<br>
Little Quack Loves Colors<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:<br>
First Picture Nursery Rhymes<br>
Mama's Right Here<br>
<br>
New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):<br>
Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)<br>
Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille<br>
(no print or pictures):<br>
<br>
<br>
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day<br>
American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!<br>
American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!<br>
American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story<br>
American Girls: Thanks to Nicki<br>
Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten<br>
The Blind Outlaw<br>
Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery<br>
Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village<br>
The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land<br>
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy<br>
Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?<br>
The Egyptian Box<br>
Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy<br>
Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf<br>
Igraine the Brave<br>
The Jungle Book<br>
Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)<br>
Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy<br>
Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak<br>
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn<br>
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew<br>
Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)<br>
A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>
Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh<br>
Wayside School Is Falling Down<br>
The Window<br>
<br>
New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):<br>
Where the Sidewalk Ends<br>
<br>
New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):<br>
First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children<br>
Growl! A Book about Bears<br>
<br>
You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. <br>
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on <br>
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog<br>
<br>
For a list of the new books with authors and <br>
prices, see the What's New section.<br>
<br>
To download a textfile version of Seedlings' <br>
Catalog with the new books added, please click <br>
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version<br>
<br>
Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell <br>
them for only a fraction of what it costs to make <br>
them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!<br>
<br>
"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."<br>
Order some books today!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to <br>
visually-impaired children who live in the US, <br>
and through this program each child can receive 2 <br>
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our <br>
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)<br>
<br>
To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of <br>
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out <br>
online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 <br>
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing <br>
the opportunity for literacy by providing <br>
high-quality, low-cost children's literature in <br>
braille. The services we provide are completely <br>
dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.<br>
<br>
You can help in a very simple way: you can earn <br>
money for Seedlings every time you search the <br>
internet or shop online! Just go to <br>
www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the <br>
"Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to <br>
bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.<br>
<br>
If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite <br>
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... <br>
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a <br>
percentage of your total will be donated to <br>
Seedlings by the vendor! It doesn't cost you <br>
anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!<br>
<br>
As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help <br>
and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!<br>
<br>
With gratitute,<br>
Debra J. Bonde, Director<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Quick Links...<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings' Website<br>
Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items<br>
List of New Books (with authors & prices)<br>
Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)<br>
GoodSearch & GoodShop<br>
To Donate to Seedlings<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Contact Information<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
website: www.seedlings.org<br>
phone: 800-777-8552<br>
fax: 734-427-8552<br>
email: info@seedlings.org<br>
mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924<br>
visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154<br>
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Hello,<br>
<br>
I am a beginning Braille teacher. I was
wondering where can I find information about time line for braille
instruction? By the end of kindergarten, what should the a student be
expected to have covered? <br>
<br>
Jackie Anderson<br>
<br>
A long journey begins with one step<br>
There is a literacy crisis in America.<br>
Only 10% of children who are blind are <br>
taught to read Braille. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!<br>
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We are very excited to announce that our
2010 <br>
Catalog Update will be in the mail to you
very <br>
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new
books <br>
are already listed on our website and are
ready to be ordered!<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in
Uncontracted Braille:<br>
Baby's Very First
Touchy-Feely Book<br>
Clifford's Bedtime<br>
Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in
English & Spanish)<br>
Little Quack Loves Colors<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in
Contracted Braille:<br>
First Picture Nursery Rhymes<br>
Mama's Right Here<br>
<br>
New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no
pictures):<br>
Caps for Sale (in
uncontracted braille)<br>
Barack Obama: Out of Many,
One (in contracted braille)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
New Braille Fiction in Contracted
Braille<br>
(no print or pictures):<br>
<br>
<br>
Allie Finkle's Rules for
Girls Book One: Moving Day<br>
American Girls: Happy
Birthday, Molly!<br>
American Girls: Happy
Birthday, Samantha!<br>
American Girls: Julie Tells
Her Story<br>
American Girls: Thanks to
Nicki<br>
Animal Rescue: Charlie the
Home-Alone Kitten<br>
The Blind Outlaw<br>
Boxcar Children #25: The
Amusement Park Mystery<br>
Boxcar Children #37: The
Mystery of the Lost Village<br>
The Breadwinner--An Afghan
Child in a War Torn Land<br>
Charlie Bone and the
Invisible Boy<br>
Dear America: When Will This
Cruel War Be Over?<br>
The Egyptian Box<br>
Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge
of the Living Dummy<br>
Hardy Boys #59: Night of the
Werewolf<br>
Igraine the Brave<br>
The Jungle Book<br>
Junie B. Jones Is a Party
Animal (#10)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Boss
of Lunch (#19)<br>
Junie B., First Grader:
Cheater Pants (#21)<br>
Lady Grace Mysteries:
Conspiracy<br>
Magic Tree House #9:
Dolphins at Daybreak<br>
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon
of the Red Dawn<br>
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew:
The Zoo Crew<br>
Robinson Crusoe (Junior
Classics edition)<br>
A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>
Three Stories from
Winnie-the-Pooh<br>
Wayside School Is Falling
Down<br>
The Window<br>
<br>
New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille
(no print or pictures):<br>
Where the Sidewalk Ends<br>
<br>
New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted
Braille (no print or pictures):<br>
First Kids: The True Stories
of All the Presidents' Children<br>
Growl! A Book about Bears<br>
<br>
You don't have to wait for your flyer to
arrive. <br>
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right
now on <br>
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online
Catalog<br>
<br>
For a list of the new books with authors
and <br>
prices, see the What's New section.<br>
<br>
To download a textfile version of
Seedlings' <br>
Catalog with the new books added, please
click <br>
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile
Version<br>
<br>
Seedlings' books are always "on
sale": we sell <br>
them for only a fraction of what it costs
to make <br>
them, and our prices have not been raised
in 25 years!<br>
<br>
"The road to knowledge begins with
the turn of the page."<br>
Order some books today!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to <br>
visually-impaired children who live in the
US, <br>
and through this program each child can
receive 2 <br>
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books
from our <br>
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)<br>
<br>
To register, just fill out the form on
page 52 of <br>
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it
out <br>
online right now by clicking here:
Seedlings' Book Angel Program<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch
& GoodShop<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a
501(c)3 <br>
nonprofit organization dedicated to
increasing <br>
the opportunity for literacy by providing <br>
high-quality, low-cost children's
literature in <br>
braille. The services we provide are
completely <br>
dependent upon the generosity of our
supporters.<br>
<br>
You can help in a very simple way:
you can earn <br>
money for Seedlings every time you search
the <br>
internet or shop online! Just go to <br>
www.goodsearch.com and type
"Seedlings" in the <br>
"Who do you GoodSearch for?"
box. Be sure to <br>
bookmark the page and use it for all your
searches and online shopping.<br>
<br>
If you go through GoodSearch to your
favorite <br>
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores
... <br>
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a <br>
percentage of your total will be donated
to <br>
Seedlings by the vendor! It doesn't
cost you <br>
anything extra and the dollars donated to
Seedlings add up quickly!<br>
<br>
As always, we deeply appreciate all of
your help <br>
and support! We couldn't do what we do
without you!<br>
<br>
With gratitute,<br>
Debra J. Bonde, Director<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Quick Links...<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings' Website<br>
Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books
& Gift Items<br>
List of New Books (with authors &
prices)<br>
Special Projects (like our Book
Angel Program)<br>
GoodSearch & GoodShop<br>
To Donate to Seedlings<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Contact Information<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
website: www.seedlings.org<br>
phone: 800-777-8552<br>
fax: 734-427-8552<br>
email: info@seedlings.org<br>
mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924<br>
visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:12:59 -0600<br>
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Yes Braille gbetter have a big part of kinder if a kid is going to be a
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of Kinder. If it is done in print in kinder the blind child gets it in
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:02:50 -0600<br>
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try www.tsbvi.edu they have some great info. Bran<br>
<br>
Brandy Wojcik<br>
Discovery Toys Educational Leader<br>
www.playtoachieve.com<br>
(512) 231-8697 <br>
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From: Jackie Anderson <br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org <br>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 3:01 PM<br>
Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Hello,<br>
<br>
I am a beginning Braille teacher. I was wondering where can I find
information about time line for braille instruction? By the end of
kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered? <br>
<br>
Jackie Anderson<br>
<br>
A long journey begins with one step<br>
There is a literacy crisis in America.<br>
Only 10% of children who are blind are <br>
taught to read Braille. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
--- On Tue, 2/16/10, pibe-division-request@nfbnet.org
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Subject: Pibe-division Digest, Vol 21, Issue 6<br>
To: pibe-division@nfbnet.org<br>
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Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:43:03 -0600<br>
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Andrews <dandrews@visi.com>)<br>
To: david.andrews@nfbnet.org<br>
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Announces: 40 New Low-cost Braille Books Now Available!<br>
February 2010<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Seedlings' 2010 Catalog Update is ready!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
We are very excited to announce that our 2010 <br>
Catalog Update will be in the mail to you very <br>
soon, but you don't have to wait. The new books <br>
are already listed on our website and are ready to be ordered!<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille:<br>
Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book<br>
Clifford's Bedtime<br>
Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English & Spanish)<br>
Little Quack Loves Colors<br>
<br>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:<br>
First Picture Nursery Rhymes<br>
Mama's Right Here<br>
<br>
New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):<br>
Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)<br>
Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in contracted braille)<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
New Braille Fiction in Contracted Braille<br>
(no print or pictures):<br>
<br>
<br>
Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One: Moving Day<br>
American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!<br>
American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!<br>
American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story<br>
American Girls: Thanks to Nicki<br>
Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten<br>
The Blind Outlaw<br>
Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park Mystery<br>
Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost Village<br>
The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War Torn Land<br>
Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy<br>
Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be Over?<br>
The Egyptian Box<br>
Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy<br>
Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf<br>
Igraine the Brave<br>
The Jungle Book<br>
Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)<br>
Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy<br>
Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak<br>
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn<br>
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew<br>
Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)<br>
A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>
Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh<br>
Wayside School Is Falling Down<br>
The Window<br>
<br>
New Braille Poetry in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):<br>
Where the Sidewalk Ends<br>
<br>
New Braille Nonfiction in Contracted Braille (no print or pictures):<br>
First Kids: The True Stories of All the Presidents' Children<br>
Growl! A Book about Bears<br>
<br>
You don't have to wait for your flyer to arrive. <br>
Check out our 1,000+ braille books right now on <br>
our accessible website: Seedlings' Online Catalog<br>
<br>
For a list of the new books with authors and <br>
prices, see the What's New section.<br>
<br>
To download a textfile version of Seedlings' <br>
Catalog with the new books added, please click <br>
this link: Seedlings' Catalog--Textfile Version<br>
<br>
Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell <br>
them for only a fraction of what it costs to make <br>
them, and our prices have not been raised in 25 years!<br>
<br>
"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."<br>
Order some books today!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
2010 Book Angel Program ... Register Now!<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to <br>
visually-impaired children who live in the US, <br>
and through this program each child can receive 2 <br>
free Seedlings' books (you list 4 books from our <br>
catalog and we will send 2 of them.)<br>
<br>
To register, just fill out the form on page 52 of <br>
the 2010 catalog, or better yet, fill it out <br>
online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel Program<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
An Easy Way To Help ... Use GoodSearch & GoodShop<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children is a 501(c)3 <br>
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing <br>
the opportunity for literacy by providing <br>
high-quality, low-cost children's literature in <br>
braille. The services we provide are completely <br>
dependent upon the generosity of our supporters.<br>
<br>
You can help in a very simple way: you can earn <br>
money for Seedlings every time you search the <br>
internet or shop online! Just go to <br>
www.goodsearch.com and type "Seedlings" in the <br>
"Who do you GoodSearch for?" box. Be sure to <br>
bookmark the page and use it for all your searches and online shopping.<br>
<br>
If you go through GoodSearch to your favorite <br>
online stores (there are over 1,000 stores ... <br>
everything from Amazon to Walgreen's), a <br>
percentage of your total will be donated to <br>
Seedlings by the vendor! It doesn't cost you <br>
anything extra and the dollars donated to Seedlings add up quickly!<br>
<br>
As always, we deeply appreciate all of your help <br>
and support! We couldn't do what we do without you!<br>
<br>
With gratitute,<br>
Debra J. Bonde, Director<br>
Seedlings Braille Books for Children<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Quick Links...<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
Seedlings' Website<br>
Seedlings' Online Catalog of Braille Books & Gift Items<br>
List of New Books (with authors & prices)<br>
Special Projects (like our Book Angel Program)<br>
GoodSearch & GoodShop<br>
To Donate to Seedlings<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Seedlings' Contact Information<br>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
website: www.seedlings.org<br>
phone: 800-777-8552<br>
fax: 734-427-8552<br>
email: info@seedlings.org<br>
mail: PO Box 51924, Livonia, MI 48151-5924<br>
visit: 14151 Farmington Road, Livonia, MI 48154<br>
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I am confused as to your comment "I don't think much of Kindergarten is
spent on braille". Well, of course it is! All the sighted children are
learning how to read and write their print letters, and learning their sounds
etc. So a blind student who needs braille also needs to be learning his/her
letters in braille. A blind child should learn their literacy skills at the same
rate as their sighted peers. The goal for braille is always to be on par with
their classmates. In todays world of education, many kids are reading by the
time they start first grade. Very different from 26 years ago when I first
started teaching. Always aim high!<br>
I also agree with checking out the TSBVI website - there is a wealth of
information there. <br>
Welcome to the wonderful world of teaching braille!! What a joy to see
fingers flying across a page.<br>
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Hi Jackie. I am a braille teacher of 6 years. I teach high school, so I am
forwarding your letter to Mrs. Woodson, who is my braille professor at New
Orleans, La. I don't think much of kindergarten is spent on braille anyway.
You will be given a large braille version, if you do. Mrs. Jeri Woodson will
tell you what you need to know. cindy <br>
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Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:01:46 -0800<br>
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Subject: [Pibe-division] Questions about Braille instruction<br>
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Hello,<br>
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I am a beginning Braille teacher. I was wondering where can I find
information about time line for braille instruction? By the end of
kindergarten, what should the a student be expected to have covered? <br>
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Jackie Anderson<br>
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A long journey begins with one step<br>
There is a literacy crisis in America.<br>
Only 10% of children who are blind are <br>
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New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted
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Baby's Very First Touchy-Feely Book<br>
Clifford's Bedtime<br>
Let's Eat--Vamos A Comer (in English &
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Little Quack Loves Colors<br>
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New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille:<br>
First Picture Nursery Rhymes<br>
Mama's Right Here<br>
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New Print-and-Braille Easy-Readers (no pictures):<br>
Caps for Sale (in uncontracted braille)<br>
Barack Obama: Out of Many, One (in
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Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls Book One:
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American Girls: Happy Birthday, Molly!<br>
American Girls: Happy Birthday, Samantha!<br>
American Girls: Julie Tells Her Story<br>
American Girls: Thanks to Nicki<br>
Animal Rescue: Charlie the Home-Alone Kitten<br>
The Blind Outlaw<br>
Boxcar Children #25: The Amusement Park
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Boxcar Children #37: The Mystery of the Lost
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The Breadwinner--An Afghan Child in a War
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Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy<br>
Dear America: When Will This Cruel War Be
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The Egyptian Box<br>
Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the
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Hardy Boys #59: Night of the Werewolf<br>
Igraine the Brave<br>
The Jungle Book<br>
Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal (#10)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Boss of Lunch (#19)<br>
Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants (#21)<br>
Lady Grace Mysteries: Conspiracy<br>
Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak<br>
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn<br>
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Zoo Crew<br>
Robinson Crusoe (Junior Classics edition)<br>
A Swiftly Tilting Planet<br>
Three Stories from Winnie-the-Pooh<br>
Wayside School Is Falling Down<br>
The Window<br>
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Where the Sidewalk Ends<br>
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First Kids: The True Stories of All the
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Growl! A Book about Bears<br>
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